From: NPR
Turning Down The Background Noise Could Help Toddlers Learn
July 28, 2016
NPR:
Toddlers make their fair share of noise. But they also have a lot of noise to contend with — a television blaring, siblings squabbling, a car radio blasting, grownups talking.
Amid all that clatter, toddlers must somehow piece together the meanings of individual words and start to form their own words and sentences.
Loud background noise may make it harder for toddlers to learn language, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Child Development. Many other studies have already found that background noise can limit children’s abilities to learn. Television noise, in particular, is ubiquitous in American homes and may negatively affect a child’s ability to concentrate.
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